BIRTH OF FPLV ON OCTOBER 1, 1996

It is October 1, 2026. 30 years ago today, Family Promise of Las Vegas officially began its journey of helping families find their way home. Last night, on the eve of our 30th anniversary, hundreds of people came together to celebrate what has made Family Promise possible since 1996: a community coming together around families.

Friends, families, volunteers, sponsors, churches, businesses, community partners, performers, task force members, board members, staff, and supporters filled the festival with thousands of meaningful interactions. It was a blast!

For 30 years, Family Promise has helped families with children move from housing crisis toward stability and long-term independence. But that work has never happened in isolation. It has happened because people in this community continue to show up with their time, resources, relationships, expertise, encouragement, and belief that families deserve an opportunity for a fresh start. Thank you for your support in this mission.

30-YEAR ANNIVERSARY FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

• 620 Attendees joined us to celebrate 30 years of Family Promise of Las Vegas
• 16 Speakers helped tell the Family Promise story and entertain families throughout the evening, including Marisa Cervantes from Family Promise of Las Vegas, Dulce Inzunza, Martin Malmberg, Brent Wood, Sara Mireles from Credit One Bank, Pastor Brian from Community Lutheran, Nelly Hutchinson, Pastor Paul Block from New Song Lutheran, Meagan King from Eagle One Construction, Karen Michelin from Clark County, and other community leaders and partners.
• 108 Volunteers helped make the festival possible through registration, carnival games, activities, food distribution, setup, cleanup, raffle support, community partner support, and much more. Thank you so much to Sandy and Nelly from Community Lutheran for your leadership! Also thank you to Patrick and the CLC Youth Group!
• 8 Task Force Members you know who you are. Amazing job!
• 12 Family Promise Staff supported in a hundred of different ways. Thanks! 
• $27,190 in Donations and Sponsorships. Thank you especially to our 11 event sponsors: Eagle One Construction, Credit One Bank, Community Lutheran, New Song Lutheran, Grand Canyon Development Partners, Red Panda Systems, OneSeven Agency; The Athletics; Health Plan of Nevada, LV Restoration & Plumbing, and Findlay Toyota. You made this event happen.
• 35 Raffle Prizes and Experiences were compiled by our task force member Sara. Thank you to the many businesses that contributed including Lawry’s, Fogo do Chao, Urth Cafe, Pink Box and many more. The raffle had 63 supporters that bought $2,530 worth of raffle tickets!
• $32,561 in In-Kind Support from approximately 212 donors and contributors. Many of them gave anonymously through our Amazon wish list. Thank you! Thank you to Anderson Dairy for providing ice cream. Thank you to MGM for providing snack kits. MGM Community Foundation also provided a grant to FPLV earlier in the year to support families that are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Thank you!
• Cost: We had total expenses of approximately $24,000. This included rentals such as carnival games, a stage, sound equipment, entertainment, security, and food.
• 26 Community Partners including Hill and Dale Preschool, Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada, Joyful Journeys, Las Vegas Natural History Museum, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the Fire Department, UnitedHealthcare, The Eye Doc, Credit One Bank, Dads Inc, Spread the Word Nevada, Nevada PEP, UNLV, The Library District, Nevada Health Centers, Summerlin Rotary Club and Family Promise of Las Vegas. 
• Eight New Carnival Games we built from scratch for this festival and we are donating them for use at other community events this fall. Thanks to Darryl and Talia, Sandra and her team, and Chris and Maurice from Community Lutheran Church for all your help. Thanks to Dennis and Pastor Ben.
• 55 Distinct Stations included a game booth by the Samoan Baptist Church, a craft station by Bright Horizons, a build your own bracelet station by Silvia and Ellen from The Crossing Church, a group from Progressive Insurance, a group from Ikea, four food trucks, popcorn, carnival games provided by LVEP Events including the Strongman High Striker and the Raiders football toss, glitter tattoos and face painting station, an FPLV themed cornhole game, and many others.
• Entertainment filled both stages led by Thiago Gusi and Lorena Peril who lit up the stage. Thank you to Alexis Keppler — USOA Mrs. Clark County 2026, Robert Apodaca — magician and balloon artist, Tyler Reid — local celebrity and magician, Miss Nevada K-La Duncan, and Stomper from the Athletics, who made a bombastic entrance!
• Media: Thank you to the Credit One Bank media team! So happy to have you guys. Thank you to John and Tony from New Song for making such great promo videos. Dulce Inzunsa you are a fantastic spokeswoman! Stay tuned for some awesome pictures from Vegas Pix!
• Publicity: This event was featured with live interviews on Channel 3 NBC, 8 News Now, FOX5, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, countless community calendars and other media outlets. Thank you to Avery and Rachael from One Seven Agency. Check out Martin and Dulce on FOX5 interview below. More videos and stories to come!